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Commodityniobium

Critical · 2 lists

Niobium · Nb

specialty_metal · primary

USGS_2022

USGS_2025

Supply · in the ground

Top reserves · 2025

global total: 21,353,058 metric tonsHHI 0.52 · Highly concentrated

Provenance

Where this data comes from

Geoscience Australia AIMR 2025
USGS DS-140 (constant 1998 USD)
USGS DS-140 (nominal)
USGS MCS (Price, average unit value, fer)
USGS Mineral Commodity Summaries 2026
USGS Mineral Commodity Summaries World Data (legacy wide format, 2023-2025 vintages)
USGS Minerals Yearbook OFR 2025-1047

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1Brazil
65.6%14,000,000 metric tons
2China
30.4%6,500,000 metric tons
3Canada
3.0%640,000 metric tons
4United States
1.0%210,000 metric tons
5Russia
0.0%3,000 metric tons
6Australia
0.0%58 metric tons

6 countries shown · USGS-defined economic reserves

Supply · named deposits

Deposits

Concentrated9 estimates · 4 deposits

145 distinct deposits across the roster · 146 occurrences

Geographic spread

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United States 90 · Canada 7 · Russia 7 · Australia 6 · Brazil 5

Named producers

Alcoa Arkansas operations · United States · ARBauxite
Arkansas bauxite region · United States
Bear Valley placers · United States · IDColumbite/tantalite
Black Creek · United States · AlaskaPlacer Au deposit (Cox and Singer, 1986; model 3
Bokan Mountain · United States

Resource & reserve estimates

Round Top, Round Top depositMeasured plus Indicated59,900 metric tons

Round Top, Round Top depositInferred34,200 metric tons

Arkansas bauxite regionUnclassified28,000 metric tons

Bokan Mountain, Dotson ZoneIndicated2,205 metric tons

Bokan Mountain, Dotson ZoneInferred493 metric tons

Supply · geochemical abundance

Geochemistry

5 summaries · 5 media

Element · mediumDetection · share of samplesConcentration · median to max

Nb coal

7,119 samples

90%

2.27 ppm · max 78 ppm

Nb soil

89,399 samples

51%

11 ppm · max 700 ppm

Nb concentrate

130,684 samples

51%

70 ppm · max 50,000 ppm

Nb sediment

289,695 samples

39%

15 ppm · max 2,000.11 ppm

Nb rock

325,872 samples

32%

14 ppm · max 70,000 ppm

USGS National Geochemical Database · sorted by detection · detected-sample concentration

Supply · out of the ground

Top producers · 2023

271 records

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1🇧🇷BrazilNiobium production: pyrochlore

90,400 Metric tons, niobium content49%

2🇧🇷BrazilFerroniobium (ferrocolumbium) estimated production

68,000 Metric tons, niobium content37%

3🇧🇷BrazilNiobium production: columbite-tantalite

11,500 Metric tons, niobium content6%

4🇨🇦CanadaNiobium production: pyrochlore concentrate

Supply

Global production over time

2019 → 2023latest185,058Metric tons, niobium content-8% · 5y

20192020202120222023

USGS Minerals Yearbook Vol III, reference year 2019

usgs myb1 niobium 2022

9 sources · click to verify

USGS USMIN · deposit-level contained-metal estimates

6,700 Metric tons, niobium content4%

5🇨🇦CanadaFerroniobium (ferrocolumbium) estimated production

6,600 Metric tons, niobium content4%

6🇨🇩Congo (Kinshasa)Niobium production: cassiterite concentrate

400 Metric tons, niobium content0%

7🇷🇺RussiaNiobium production: loparite concentrate

353 Metric tons, niobium content0%

8🇨🇩Congo (Kinshasa)Niobium production: columbite-tantalite concentrate

340 Metric tons, niobium content0%

9🇷🇺RussiaFerroniobium (ferrocolumbium) estimated production

340 Metric tons, niobium content0%

10🇷🇼Rwanda

160 Metric tons, niobium content0%

Live

Ir100%Canada · top share Rh100%Canada · top share Ru100%Canada · top share Ga98%China · top share Ge94%China · top share Nb92%Brazil · top share Si82%China · top share W79%China · top share Co77%Congo, Democratic Republic · top share 75%China · top share Te75%China · top share 75%China · top share In74%China · top share Pt73%South Africa · top share Cu70%China · top share 66%China · top share V64%China · top share Li64%Australia · top share Al66%China · top share Ni65%Indonesia · top share Pb62%China · top share As50%Peru · top share Mg58%China · top share Be55%USA · top share Cr55%South Africa · top share Bi54%China · top share Pd44%Russia · top share Ta46%Congo (Kinshasa) · top share 49%China · top share Sb43%China · top share Re44%Chile · top share B44%Turkey · top share U38%Kazakhstan · top share Zr36%Australia · top share Mn39%South Africa · top share Zn39%China · top share Ti28%Mozambique · top share Ag34%Mexico · top share 29%Canada · top share 26%China · top share Sn26%China · top share 🇨🇱 CLCutax2024 🇨🇩 CDCusurtax2022 🇨🇱 CLListrategic resource2023 🇨🇳 CNLiexport license2024 🇿🇼 ZWLiraw ore ban2022 🇮🇩 IDNiraw ore ban2020 🇵🇭 PHNiroyalty2024 🇷🇺 RUNiimport ban2024 🇨🇳 CN→🇻🇳 VNREE+4700%re export surge 🇮🇩 IDNi-97%export ban effect Li+38%concentration shift 🇨🇳 CNREE-25%concentration shift

Concentration

HHI

0.85

Highly concentrated

Top-1: 92%
Top-3: 100%
Top-5: 100%
NIR: 100%

Active alerts · 1

92%
Brazil · top share

Critical lists · 2

USGS_2022
USGS_2025

Sources · 9

USGS Minerals Yearbook OFR 2025-1047
USGS Mineral Commodity Summaries World Data (legacy wide format, 2023-2025 vintages)
USGS Mineral Commodity Summaries 2026
usgs myb1 niobium 2022
USGS Minerals Yearbook Vol III, reference year 2019
+ 4 more in the Provenance section

Concentration

HHI

0.85

Highly concentrated

Top-1: 92%
Top-3: 100%
Top-5: 100%
NIR: 100%

Active alerts · 1

92%
Brazil · top share

Critical lists · 2

USGS_2022
USGS_2025

Sources · 9

USGS Minerals Yearbook OFR 2025-1047
USGS Mineral Commodity Summaries World Data (legacy wide format, 2023-2025 vintages)
USGS Mineral Commodity Summaries 2026
usgs myb1 niobium 2022
USGS Minerals Yearbook Vol III, reference year 2019
+ 4 more in the Provenance section